A40 stopped traffic Western Avenue eastbound

Stopped traffic on the A40 eastbound at Western Avenue on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 17:12. Still reported at 19:07 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and TfL.

Status

Live since 17:12 (1 h 55 min)

Location

A40 eastbound · Western Avenue

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Delay

~22 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~31 min

Sources

TomTom · TfL

Timeline

1. 17:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
2. 17:36 TfL: broken-down vehicle

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• [A40] Western Avenue (Eastbound) rAF Northholt - There is reports of a broken down vehicle in a live lane. Traffic is slow moving on approach with tailbacks from Hillingdon Circus. Expect delays.

Other recent incidents on the A40

• A40 crash Western Avenue eastboundMon 00:47 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• A40 stopped traffic westboundSun 11:04 · cleared after 6 h 11 min
• A40 crash St Giles High Street both directions27 Oct 2026 08:50 · cleared after 1 h 44 min
• A40 crash westbound23 Oct 2026 07:25 · cleared after 37 min
• A40 crash Western Avenue eastbound18 Oct 2026 11:30 · cleared after 2 h 20 min
• A40 crash westbound16 Oct 2026 17:34 · cleared after 49 min
• A40 crash Western Avenue southbound13 Oct 2026 08:29 · cleared after 41 min

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.